A field experiment was conducted in a sandy clay loam soil with brinjal cv. Annamalai as the test crop in Sivapuri village, Chidambaram taluk, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design and replicated three times. The treatments consisted of application of inorganic fertilizers, organic manures and biofertilizers in different combinations. The experimental plots received the fertilizers according to the treatment schedule. The N, P, K fertilizers, FYM, vermicompost and pressmud were applied as basal according to the treatments. The quality attributes viz ascorbic acid content, titrable acidity and total soluble solids were recorded on fresh fruit of brinjal at harvest and nutrient uptake (N, P, K and S) was also computed. The results of the experiment clearly revealed that the application of 75% RDF + 7.5 t of FYM ha-1 + 4.5 t of pressmud ha-1 + 1.5 t of vermicompost compost ha-1 + biofertilizers (T9) registered the maximum yield and improved the quality of brinjal fruit and nutrient uptake (N, P, K and S).
